Glove and stocking form



Feb. 8, "1927. 1,616.510

L. E. ROACH GLOVE AND STOCKING FORM Filed Aug. 9 1924 ,477 ANE) Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

LAURA E. ROACH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GLOVE AND STOCKING FORM.

Application filed August 9, 1924. Serial No. 731,056.

My invention relates to the class of devices that are employed to preserve the form of gloves, stockings and the like during a-drying operation, and anobject of my invention, among others, is the production of a device of this class that shall be simple in construction, and particularly eflicient to secure the desired results in the drying of the garments referred to. 7

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a face view of one of my improved forms shown as adapted to receive a. stocking, sock or glove.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the same.

Figure 3 is a face view of one of my improved forms, shown as adapted to receive stockings or socks of diflerent sizes.

Figure 4 is an edge view of the same.

It has been found that the most satisfactory results are obtained in the drying of I certain articles of wearing apparel, as socks,

stockings or gloves, by stretching them dur ing the drying operation, this being especially true of articles formed from woolen, but also being more or less true of articles composed of silk, or even cotton and other materials.

Frequently such articles have been placed upon forms of rigid material, but an objection has been found to the use of such forms for the reason that the articles placed thereon are distorted in shape and the articles after being dried do not therefore present an attractive appearance.

I have found by extended experiment that a form that is quite flexible and thin will produce the most satisfactory results, as the flexibility of the form will enable it to ac- I commodate itself more or less to the shape of the article being dried upon it, and furthermore the shape of the article is not distorted in attempting to place it upon the form, as the latter readily gives and yields to the shapes of the articles. This form, however, while being extremely flexible, is yet sufficiently resilient to enable it to resume its original shape after having been placed in the garment and therefore not be distortsimilar flexible material that is quite thin and therefore extremely flexible to enable it to readily conform itself to the forms of' the socks or gloves and yet at the same time sufficiently rigid to maintain such articles in their original form. i

\Vhen a sock or stocking is placed upon the form the glove form will comprise a support for the leg'of the article, and when a glove is placed upon the form a portion of the sock form is adapted to receive the wrist of the glove.

These forms are both provided with holes 7 placed at suitable intervals to permit a circulation of air in the dryingoperation and thus permit the article to be dried in a minimumv length of time.

In the form of device shown in Figure 3,

Any suitable material may I have combined two stocking or sock forms 89 of different sizes, a single heel portion 10 of this form comprising the heel portion of both forms. As in the other device this form is provided with perforations 11.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principics of operation of my invention, together with the device which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but

I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out. x

I claim 1. A stocking drying form comprising two toe portions and a common heelportion connecting said toe portions.

2. A stocking drying form comprising two toe portions of diflerent sizes, andv a common heel portion connecting said toe 7 portions. 7

3. A. stocking drying "form comprising two toe portions of d1iferent s1zes disposed 5 at an angle to one another, and a common 4. A garment form comprising two arms connected by an intermediate projection, said arms extending in opposite directions from said projections and each shaped to constitute With the latter a form for the foot portion of a stocking; V V

LAURAYE. ROAGH. 

